Where does “punfold” come from?
punfold (Middle English) comes from Middle English pundfold, from Old English pundfald, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
Ancestry of “punfold”, step by step
punfold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pundfold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pundfold | — |
| 2 | Old English | pundfald | pinfold |
| 3 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Middle English pundfald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pundfald | — |